Fretting-Hand Posture, Part 1

from: Bluegrass Mandolin: Beginning to Advanced with Sharon Gilchrist

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Fretting-Hand Posture

Fretting-Hand Posture, Part 1

Fretting-Hand Posture, Part 2

Fretting-Hand Posture, Part 1

If you’re having trouble with the fabled “death grip” (holding the mandolin so tight that you can’t move your hand freely on the fingerboard), Sharon gives you advice on playing with good fretting-hand posture. She reviews basic fretting-hand posture, how she likes to hold the fretting hand to reduce tension, and gives you some ways to get out of the habit of pushing into the back of the neck and squeezing the neck.

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